Dave Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Dave Smith (archivist) David Rollin Smith (October 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019) was the founder and chief archivist of the Walt Disney Archives, the corporate archive of The Walt Disney Company. Early life and education Smith was born on October 13, 1940, and ra ...

(1940–2019), American writer, founder of Walt Disney Company archives *

Dave Smith (poet) Dave Smith (born 19 December 1942 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American poet, writer, critic, editor, and educator. Biography Dave Smith holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in English from the University of Virginia, Southern Illinois University ...

(born 1942), American poet * Dave Smith (composer) (born 1949), British experimental composer *

Dave Smith (engineer) David Joseph Smith (April 2, 1950 – May 31, 2022) was an American engineer and founder of the synthesizer company Sequential. Smith created the first polyphonic synthesizer with fully programmable memory, the Prophet-5, which had a major impact ...

(1950–2022), proposer of the MIDI standard, synthesizer designer * Dave Smith (''Coronation Street''), a character from British soap opera on ITV

Sports

American football

* Dave Smith (American football coach) (1933–2009), former Texas A&M quarterback and SMU coach *

Dave Smith (fullback) Dave Smith (born March 23, 1937, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former American collegiate and professional football player. A fullback, he attended Greendale High School in Greendale, Wisconsin, before playing collegiately for Ripon College a ...

(born 1937), former American collegiate and Houston Oilers football player * Dave Smith (running back) (born 1947), former Green Bay Packers football player *

Dave Smith (wide receiver) David Lewis Smith (May 18, 1947 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1970 NFL draft. ...

(1947–2020), former Pittsburgh Steelers football player

Association football

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1903) David Lamont McQueen Smith (born 6 July 1903, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen of the South. He also played in the Scottish League for Hamilton ...

(1903–?), Scottish football goalkeeper * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1998), English football inside-forward, played for Northampton Town *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933) David Bowman Smith (22 September 1933 – 8 September 2022) was a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career Smith was born in Dundee, Scotland on 22 September 1933. He started his career as a 16-year-old at First Division Burnley. ...

(1933–2022), Scottish football fullback for clubs including Burnley, managed several clubs in the 1970s/1980s *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1936) Frank David Smith (27 July 1936 – June 2015) was an English professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, right winger in the Football League for Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield, Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfiel ...

(1936–2015), English former professional footballer * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scotland international football midfielder, played in Scotland (for Aberdeen, Rangers, Berwick, etc.) and in the US, managed Berwick *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1947) David Smith (8 December 1947 – September 2022) was an English professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 406 games in the Football League playing as an outside left or left midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfi ...

(1947–2022), English football midfielder, played for Lincoln, Rotherham * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1950), English football striker, played for clubs including Huddersfield, Cambridge, Hartlepool * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1961), English football winger, played for Gillingham, Bristol City, etc.

Baseball

Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914) Dave Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dave Smith (archivist) (1940–2019), American writer, founder of Walt Disney Company archives * Dave Smith (poet) (born 1942), American poet * Dave Smith (composer) (born 1949), British experim ...

(1914–1998), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955) (1955–2008), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1957) (born 1957), Major League Baseball relief pitcher

Other sports

Dave Smith (boxer) Dave Smith (1886 – 29 May 1945) was a champion New Zealand-born boxer. Smith had success as an amateur boxer in New Zealand, winning Otago and Dunedin titles, and moved to Australia in 1907 to pursue a professional career.< ...

(1886–1945), New Zealand-born heavyweight boxer *

Dave Smith (triple jumper) Oscar David Smith (born November 8, 1947, in Los Angeles) is an American track and field athlete. He represented the United States in the triple jump at two Olympics, 1968 and 1972. During this period he also ran for the University of California ...

(born 1947), American track and field athlete *

Dave Smith (racewalker) David Gregory Smith (born 24 July 1955) is a retired male race walker from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow). His best Olympic result was finishing in tenth place in the me ...

(born 1955), Australian Olympic racewalker *

Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962) David Smith (born 21 June 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower who competed for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Biography Smith, a member of Hull Spartan, finished third behind Martin ...

, English Olympic hammer thrower *

Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974) David William Smith (born 2 November 1974) is a male retired hammer thrower who competed for Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Biography Smith, a member of the City of Hull AC, became the British hammer throw champion after winnin ...

, English Olympic hammer thrower *

Davey Boy Smith David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith ...

(1962–2002), British wrestler also known as "The British Bulldog" *

Dave Smith (ice hockey) David Smith (born November 21, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He was the head coach of the NCAA RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team, a position he has held since the 2017–18 season up until March 2025. Smith was a me ...

(born 1968), Canadian hockey head coach, Canisius College *

Dave Smith (darts player) Dave Smith (born 17 June 1971) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He is nicknamed The Rhino. Career Dave enjoyed most success in the PDC between 2002 and 2004, which included a qua ...

(born 1971), English darts player *

David Smith (canoeist) David William Smith (born 13 February 1987 in Shellharbour) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. ...

(born 1987), Australian Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist

Others

Dave Smith (comedian) David Smith (born April 20, 1983) is an American comedian, podcaster, and political commentator who hosts the libertarian podcast ''Part of the Problem.'' Smith is a close friend of Joe Rogan and a regular guest on ''The Joe Rogan Experience'' ...

(born 1982), comedian, podcaster, prominent Libertarian activist and speaker * Dave Smith (priest) (born 1962), Australian Anglican parish priest *

Dave Smith (Peterborough, Ontario politician) Dave Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election and re elected in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha as a member of the ...

(born 1970), Canadian politician